Management
Admissions Officers
SOC 11-9033
Recruit and evaluate applicants for undergraduate and graduate admission.
The job
Median pay
$105k
$81k to $144k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.8% projected
Openings a year
15k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
5/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
64th pct
More exposed than 64% of occupations · modeled estimate · 32nd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
50/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 16,660 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $104k |
| California | 14,870 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $125k |
| Florida | 11,991 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $84k~ |
| Illinois | 9,530 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $100k |
| Massachusetts | 9,120 | 2.5 | 2.2× | $129k |
| Pennsylvania | 8,000 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $104k |
| North Carolina | 7,390 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $101k |
| New York | 7,280 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $140k |
| Ohio | 6,880 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $87k |
| Arizona | 5,140 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $103k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5,110 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $109k |
| Virginia | 4,321 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $121k~ |
| Maryland | 4,230 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $119k~ |
| New Jersey | 4,100 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $132k |
| Alabama | 3,760 | 1.8 | 1.5× | $100k |
| Louisiana | 3,670 | 1.9 | 1.6× | $99k |
| Indiana | 3,370 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $98k |
| South Carolina | 2,990 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $96k |
| Georgia | 2,890 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $110k |
| Missouri | 2,830 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $105k |
| Oregon | 2,790 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $120k |
| Tennessee | 2,680 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $101k |
| Iowa | 2,510 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $89k |
| Utah | 2,320 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $100k |
| Mississippi | 2,230 | 1.9 | 1.6× | $87k |
| Washington | 2,140 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $128k |
| Minnesota | 2,110 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $105k |
| Connecticut | 2,100 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $123k |
| Arkansas | 1,970 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $78k |
| Washington DC | 1,880 | 2.7 | 2.3× | $107k |
| Colorado | 1,770 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $118k |
| Kansas | 1,760 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $110k |
| Oklahoma | 1,700 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $106k |
| Nebraska | 1,560 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $96k |
| West Virginia | 1,520 | 2.2 | 1.9× | $85k |
| Nevada | 1,320 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $89k |
| Wisconsin | 1,190 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $125k |
| New Mexico | 1,160 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $109k |
| Rhode Island | 1,140 | 2.3 | 2.0× | $107k |
| New Hampshire | 920 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $104k |
| Kentucky | 890 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $114k |
| Idaho | 870 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $101k |
| Maine | 860 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $88k |
| North Dakota | 600 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $102k |
| Hawaii | 570 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $81k |
| Vermont | 550 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $104k |
| Delaware | 360 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $129k |
| Montana | 300 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $103k |
| South Dakota | 240 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $126k |
| Wyoming | 120 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $128k |
| Alaska | 80 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $103k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,550 jobs · $138k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,770 jobs · $131k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,270 jobs · $101k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,050 jobs · $125k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,330 jobs · $118k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,200 jobs · $125k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,390 jobs · $103k median
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX3,270 jobs · $125k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Admissions Officers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.